Electrical
I purchased a 2000W inverter for long trips in my 98 Gulfstream 32’ to keep my dorm room type fridge and various other things going on long trips without running the gen. Don’t intend to use the inver...
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Gravois Trader1 wrote:Oops - Once you start running the refer on 120V and NOT propane your DC power requirements go way up and generally this is NOT a good idea.
I had heard about others using an inverter only while driving and this intrigued me since I had recently replaced the never used swivel chair with a small refrigerator – and I must certainly keep the brew cold while on the road. The 2000W inverter will handle the small frig, keep the RV fridg from soaking up propane and keep the plugged in laptop, cell phones, GPS and such all charged up without a gazillion cords hanging out of the power point on the dash. I also have no fears that the humongous alternator Cummins puts with the 9.5 will handle the draw on the two 12 volts…. Thanks so much for this forum…R
For example lets say the refer draws 300W which is 300/120=2.5A AC. Thats a 28A DC draw for the inverter for just the refer. The alternator may/may not handle this. Think engine, lights, ACs, house loads, dorm refer, etc.
Either know your loads or run the refer on propane.
